TED 2018: Fake Obama video creator defends invention
A researcher who created a fake video of President Obama has defended his invention at the latest TED talks.
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How the internet is clogging up city streets
Traffic in New York is slowing down. Jams are endemic in Manhattan, especially in its business districts. Daytime traffic in the busiest areas now moves almost 20% more slowly than it did five years ago.
AI ‘poses less risk to jobs than feared’ says OECD
Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.
Was it a UFO? Something strange spotted in the Arizona sky
Pilots over southern Arizona encountered something strange last month, according to an FAA recordin
Claims that reproducibility crisis ‘overblown’ spark debate
The narrative of a “reproducibility crisis” in science has been overblown, according to a researcher whose claims have sparked fresh debate among scholars about the reliability of academic studies.
From service dogs to a prosthetic arm, Apple proposes 13 disability emojis
Apple wants emojis to better represent people with disabilities.
Google cofounder’s flying taxi takes to the skies in New Zealand
Google cofounder Larry Page's flying taxi project is cleared for take off.
US sanctions Iranian hackers for ‘stealing university data’
The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iranian company and 10 individuals for alleged cyber attacks, including on hundreds of universities.
Researchers finally solve mystery of ‘alien’ skeleton
A mummified skeleton discovered in Chile's Atacama Desert 15 years ago doesn't look like anyone you've ever met.
Uber halts self-driving car tests after death
Uber said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident.
